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Cult Brisbane CBD cafe named one of the world’s best coffee shops

It beat out specialty coffee spots from across the globe – and a second local operator cracked the top 100.

Reporter’s ‘exclusive’ Hitler diaries turned out to be clumsy fakes

Gerd Heidemann fooled historians and publishers by claiming the diaries had been recovered from the wreckage of an aircraft near Dresden.

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Forget Melania, Musk’s all set to be Trump’s ‘first buddy’

With Melania conspicuously absent, Elon Musk is now the one in every Trump photo. But the moment may come when Musk, too, swats away Trump’s han…

?Tourism kills the city’: Protesters soak diners with water pistols

The rise of tourism rental properties in Barcelona is partly blamed for a 61 per cent rise in property prices between 2013 and 2023.

Coppers help Lehrmann give media the slip

Police on the NSW Central Coast let the disgraced former Liberal staffer use the station’s back door to escape a pursuing media pack in the hour…

The incredible city home to three of Spain’s biggest icons

Jerez de la Frontera, with only 200,000 inhabitants, is home to three Spanish icons – flamenco, sherry, and the Carthusian breed of Andalusian h…

Historical thriller probes Lincoln’s legacy in post-Civil War America

In Manhunt everything is up for grabs, even as half a nation grieves the assassination of a president.

Why February is actually the best month for resolutions

According to experts, now is the perfect time to reassess those goals you set on January 1.

Brisbane’s best restaurant openings of 2023

From resplendent steakhouses and hidden CBD diners to classics reborn and the return of a high-profile Brisbane-born chef, here’s what to check…

Yoga ‘guru’ who promised enlightenment arrested for sexual abuse

To his followers across Europe, he was a guide to a higher state of consciousness. He was also a master manipulator.

A beauty who captured war’s ugliness, Lee Miller’s time is finally here

The model, muse, photographer and trailblazer is the subject of a new exhibition - and a film starring Kate Winslet.

The world’s happiest countries surround a sea you probably haven’t heard of

Where is progressive, contemporary Europe, where I can abandon sightseeing and absorb somebody else’s nice life for the day? The Kattegat is whe…

Lune croissants are landing in Sydney this week, and here’s where you can find them

The cult Melbourne croissanterie has teamed up with Koko Black to create a limited-edition Belgian truffle croissant, ahead of opening two Sydne…

Which Greek Islands should be on your to-do list?

The Tripologist, Michael Gebicki, answers your travel questions. This week: where to spend three weeks in Greek Islands and the best stopovers o…

World’s oldest drag queen ran own club for more than half a century

As states such as Tennessee move to restrict drag shows in public, the joyful extravagance of Darcelle was widely embraced in Portland as a symb…

?Faithful servant’ George Pell farewelled at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican

Cardinals, bishops and church officials from around the world gathered at the holy site just four days after the Australian died from complicati…

Cryptocurrency sector faces fresh reckoning as US authorities pounce

US authorities have lodged two separate fraud cases against operators in the cryptocurrency sector as a once major broker considers filing for b…